The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-05-04
vcntion, as widely published appears
the following:

desires 10 Iestate for the information Oh All
the people Of Texas, certain fundamental
principles, which centrol the conduct OF TINS
campaign in its relation to partisan politics.
II Is a well known fact that our central
committee, to which was entrusted the man,
agcment of the canvass, was created ana
convention cor,,''isi'E'' in Which eligibility to
membership rested simply upon the fact OF
citizenship, and not upon any previous po-
litical affiliations.
1t is equally well known that the instruc-
lions of that convention explicitly require
us to conduct this campaign us citizens OF
Texas, and without any regard to partisan
politics or distinction OF religious views.
Our purpose to comply with these instruc-
lions has been published to the world, ana Is
hereby re-afllrmed."
There follows in the address a doc
ument TO the same effect drawn up
and signed by rs Democratic members
OF the Goth legislature which submit
ted the amendment aud the certificates
Of q host Of prominent Democrats all
stating. al am Democrat. l favor
the amendment; | do not regard 1t
party question. " -,
This in turn is followed by the
open letters of Senators Reagan and
Maxey 10 the same eject.
In the light of thru official decara-
tions We can but cypress surprise at
the questions pwpolInded by Mr..
Goodwin.
Nearly all of us on the central COM
mittec are lifelong Democrats who
never voted anything but the Demo-
cratic ticket aud expect like Mr.. Good
win to remain "intact in the Demo-
cratic party"
Resumlng now the discussion where
it ended Saturday night let us Tor a
moment consider the
MAGNITUDE AND POWER OF TIE LIQ-
uoR TRAFFIC.
On the 10Th of October, 1886, the
wholesale liquor dealers of the United
States. being assembled in Chicago as
a National anti-prohibition convention,
effected Il permanent organization and
platform.
Though Chicago is famous tor con-
ventions, no other assembly, state or
national, ever 'convoked in that city
signifies and forebodes as much as this
recent Liquor-Dealers' convention,
And though the various Platforms
there devised and constructed, from
time TO time, by previous assemblies
are reck oned as historic masterpieces
no declaration of principles ever be.
fore formulated in that metropolis dis
plays such con-umate ability at this
platform of the liquor men.
The occasion, purposes, powers, re-
sources and possibilities of the organi'
cation publishing this platform are
matters of supreme interest to every
American citizen.
Let us then first enquire why thi
convention was held. For such an or
ganizatiom and for such platform
what was
THE OCCASION?
The chairman Is Introductory addres
the long preamble to the platform ant
every item ofthe platform itself suHi
GENTLY answers the question.
That address, that preamble and tina
platform, all alike, indicate extrem'
sensitiveness to the current temper
ance agitation.
\ AS the thermometer measures the dc
gree of heat and as the baromete
measures weather changes, so doe
this address, preamble and platform
measure the increasing warmth OF tn
prohibition sentiment and the consc
auent changes of public opinion.
Why are these men so FESTIVE? VIII.
do they feel so urgently called upon Il
defend their responsibility, patriotism
and morality? Why have they fel
compelled to disavow the low "dOgger
iesn and the dives" of utter vice-th
legitimate children of their traffic
Why have they deemed IL necessary l.
protest so earnestly their reverence TO
law and order? What exigency calle'
= for their combination and national oil
D ganization? What dire apprehensio
suggested to them the propriety Q
. providing in that one meeting a can
r paign fund of one and hall millio
t dollars?
: In word. the reason of that col
vention is this: An awakened publ
4 conscience.
/ That conscience has branded the Sc
}. loon as disrcputable (; has declare
that the liquor-trafiic breeds vice, ger
ders disease, corrupts morals, debauch
}: es youth. hishonors old age, fills Jail
!. ! asylums and penitentiaries, promote
anarchy and pauperism, erects the ga
d lows, defeats justice, brides juries, G,
f cites murder and lust, fosters gamblin
= and make venal the legislative, judicii
e and executive departments of govern
. ment and that this tendency TO III
s dermine and subvert the foundation
? of morality, society and government
! not Incidental and occasional. but